Crime Rates at The Crescent, Waterlooville, PO7 5EU

The Crescent area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Purbrook , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in Havant .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (PO7 5EU) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Purbrook average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (PO7 5EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.